In one of his greatest hits ¡°Is this Love¡±, Bob Marley ponders the question all humans ask themselves: is this love that I¡¯m feeling? Love is one of the greatest emotions humans experience, but sometimes humans find it difficult to tell the difference between lust and love. Loving someone involves more than the physical attraction between two people that will distort and fade as time passes. Love suffers, love endures, and love conquers. True love exists after the courting has passed, after the honeymoon has passed, after the children are born, after all the bad and good is said: love is still there. Both ¡°My Mistress¡¯ Eyes Are Nothing like The Sun¡± by William Shakespeare and ¡°The Bean Eaters¡± by Gwendolyn Brooks are poems that explore the nature of love. William Shakespeare presents a limited form of love that emphasizes a sexual, masculine, and physical attraction; whereas Gwendolyn Brooks honors comfort, equality, and lasting love in a relationship.
             William Shakespeare creates an elaborate description of a woman by using concrete language, which, appeals to the reader¡¯s senses. Even though he utilizes this structure to make fun of the extreme wording employed to praise women, he remains focused on the outer appearance of his prospective love interest. Shakespeare¡¯s poem shows a very limited perspective on love. Romantic love, a love between two individuals, should be reciprocal. The author allows us to hear one voice, no indication is shown of mutual interest from the other party. This voice clearly that of a male, creates a sexual image, more than that of long-lasting love. Shakespeare uses the colours red and white in his description of body parts and objects.
             Coral is far more red than her lips¡¯ red;
             If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun¡
             I have seen roses damasked red and white,
             But no such roses damasked in her cheeks; (2...